{"id":1569,"date":"2024-10-24T06:12:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abelha-supersonica.org\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:19:03","slug":"die-bakchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abelha-supersonica.org\/?p=1569","title":{"rendered":"Die Bakchen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Premiere 25.10. &#8211; 27.10.2024 Naxos Hallen\/ Frankfurt am Main, DE<br><strong>#composition #sound design #music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DIE BAKCHEN Teaser\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oavnw1JZfAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Die Bakchen, I created an immersive sound composition that transforms the ancient myth into a deeply embodied listening experience. My aim was to craft a space where myth, ritual, and the contemporary moment merge within a multi-layered sonic landscape\u2014a world of sound that is not only heard but physically felt.<br>The immersive quality of the work emerges from a distinct spatial setup: while the audience hears the narrative through headphones, the music and sound textures flow&nbsp;into the space from four external speakers. This dual-layered perception\u2014sound from within and sound from without\u2014creates a heightened state of awareness. The body&nbsp;becomes a resonant field; vibrations move through the space and the listener, blurring the line between internal and external perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The piece was developed through a site-specific compositional process. I brought my sound material into the hall of the premiere, where I adjusted and reshaped it in di- rect dialogue with the acoustic properties of the space. In this interplay between resonance, movement, and architecture, the composition evolved into a living organism that responded to the environment and to human presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One example within the composition is\u00a0<em>Swathes of Fog<\/em>, an auditory entry point into the immersive world of Die Bakchen. Emerging from\u00a0a deep, mist-filled silence, distant animal calls and layered natural am-\u00a0biences slowly unfold, recorded in the Portuguese forests where I first\u00a0captured the sonic atmosphere of isolation and breath. Gradually, subt- le distortions and resonant low frequencies build tension until a pul-\u00a0sating 4\/4 rhythm begins to rise\u2014fragile at first, then growing into an entrancing, physical vibration that fills the space. Heard simultaneously\u00a0through headphones and from four surrounding speakers, this piece blurs perception: the sound seems to come from within and without, evoking a sense of being enveloped by a living, breathing landsca- pe. Swathes of Fog is one of six original compositions and numerous soundscapes I created for the production, each exploring a different emotional and spatial facet of the myth through immersive sound de- sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swathes of Fog_Audio by Abelha Supers\u00f3nica\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2006658791&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Am \u00dcbergang des Mittelalters zur Neuzeit tanzen hunderte Menschen exzessiv \u00fcber Wochen auf den Pl\u00e4tzen von Stra\u00dfburg. F\u00fcr viele endet die Tanzwut erst mit dem Tod. Bis heute ist ungekl\u00e4rt, was damals genau geschah. Eine Krankheit? D\u00e4monische Besessenheit? Massenhysterie? Eine Gegengesellschaft? Was unterschiedliche Perspektiven in der Tanzwut sehen, zeigt auch, wie sie die Welt sehen. Was ist mit Rausch und Ekstase? Der Titel \u201eDie Bakchen\u201c stammt von einem antiken Drama, in dem Dionysos alle grausam bestraft, die ihm die Verehrung durch Tanz verweigern.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diese Performance unternimmt den abenteuerlichen Versuch, sich in das mittelalterliche Geschehen einzuf\u00fchlen. Das Publikum kann diese \u00dcbung in der Fantasie oder mit dem eigenen K\u00f6rper machen. Zu erahnen, was damals geschah, r\u00fcckt zugleich die Gegenwart in den Blick. Unvermittelt wird die Raving Society eine plausiblere Lebensform, als der Wunsch, in einer Gesellschaft zu funktionieren, die bald sowieso zusammenbricht. Jetzt ist die Frage nur noch, ob der Beat kickt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Der Sound f\u00fchrt in eine undefinierbare Welt, zwischen mystischen Welten und greifbarer Textur &#8211; er kriecht langsam in den K\u00f6rper und bringt die Glieder in Zuckungen, bis der Beat die Kontrolle \u00fcbernimmt und in eine Tanzwut f\u00fchrt&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TEXT, REGIE: Philipp Scholtysik&nbsp;<br>SOUNDSCAPE, MUSIK: Abelha Supers\u00f3nica<br>STIMME: Ruth Schmidt, Philipp Scholtysik<br>RAUM: Nils Wildegans<br>DRAMATURGIE: Jacob Bussmann<br>KONZEPTIONELLER INPUT: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric De Carlo<br>PRODUKTION: Laura-Marie Pre\u00dfmar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TEASER: Sophia Igel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bild: Philipp Scholtysik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premiere 25.10. &#8211; 27.10.2024 Naxos Hallen\/ Frankfurt am Main, DE#composition #sound design #music For Die Bakchen, I created an immersive sound composition that transforms the ancient myth into a deeply embodied listening experience. 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